Noel B. Reynolds mission papers, 1961-1964, 2022

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 7935 Series 5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains mission letters to Noel B. Reynold's family from 1961-1964, sent by Noel while he was serving for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uruguay. Also includes a self-published transcription of the letters created in 2022.

Dates

Creation: 1961-1964
Creation: 2022

Creator

Reynolds, Noel B. (creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

From the Collection:

Noel B. Reynolds was born in 1942. After earning a Ph.D. in the Department of Government at Harvard University in 1971, Noel B. Reynolds accepted a position at Brigham Young University in the political science department. His honors and positions held include the chair of the Department of Philosophy, the Honors Program Professor of the Year, the associate academic vice president, the director of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS), and the executive director of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. Reynolds has also served as a visiting faculty member at Harvard University, the University of Edinburgh, and BYU's Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.

Noel B. Reynolds has completed significant research and work on subjects ranging from Plato's political theory, constitutionalism and the rule of law, to authorship studies, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Book of Mormon.

In the Church, Reynolds has served as a missionary, bishop, a stake president, and a mission president. He is married to Sydney Smith Reynolds, the first counselor in the general Primary presidency from 1999 to 2005, and they have eleven children.